How Palliative Care and Dolls Helped My Father Beat the Odds and Reclaim His Spark – Ms Punita Khatter, Gurgaon My 92-year-old father, a retired army officer with two heart attacks (25% heart function), and advanced Alzheimer’s, fell critically ill in early September, 2023. He developed dysphagia, a common Alzheimer’s swallowing complication that worsened with…
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Role of Pediatric Palliative Care and Down’s Syndrome – Dr. Mohammad Ishak and Dr Spandana Rayala, Hyderabad Down’s syndrome or Trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder caused due to the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It occurs in approximately 1 in 830 live births, manifested at birth through characteristic physical features. In…
Read MoreHome Care for advanced Dementia: how Palliative Care can help – Ms. Swapna Kishore, Bengaluru In India, most dementia care happens at home, including care during advanced stages. While most people think of dementia as ‘memory loss’, dementia is a progressive disorder and in the advanced stage, decline is severe mentally and physically. Usually by…
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